🪷 Hora · Howrah, West Bengal · 2026-01-08

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day06:18 – 07:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:13 – 08:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:07 – 09:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:01 – 09:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day09:55 – 10:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day10:49 – 11:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day11:43 – 12:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day12:38 – 13:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day13:32 – 14:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day14:26 – 15:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day15:20 – 16:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day16:14 – 17:08बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night17:08 – 18:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night18:14 – 19:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night19:20 – 20:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night20:26 – 21:32मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night21:32 – 22:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night22:38 – 23:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night23:44 – 00:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night00:49 – 01:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night01:55 – 03:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:01 – 04:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:07 – 05:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:13 – 06:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:18 · Sunset: 17:08 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Howrah, West Bengal · BPHS Reference